56 m. ago Even Bazball’s implosion can’t shake Barmy Army’s crew of Ashes veterans | Emma John

If anyone knows how to weather a whitewash, it’s the merry band of England fans marking their 30th anniversary at their spiritual homeCourage, soldier. Ben Stokes’s England team may be heading into the third Ashes Test already 2-0 down, but not everyone in English cricket is fazed. There is one group tailor-made for this scenario, a crack(pot) unit who can lay claim to be the ultimate doomsday preppers. Have your dreams been shattered? Are you crushed beneath the weight of unmet expectation? Then it’s time to join the Barmy Army, son.Already their advance guard are moving in on Adelaide, the city where they officially formed 30 years ago. England’s most famous – and per capita noisiest – travelling fans will be hoping for an anniversary win-against-the-odds, like the one they witnessed on that 1994-95 tour. And whatever happens on the pitch, off it the parties will be long and loud. Continue reading...

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7 h. ago England cricket great reveals why he fears for Ben Stokes' health during the Ashes

Former England starl Steve Harmison has grave fears for the welfare of Ben Stokes after the battering the team has copped in the opening two Ashes tests in Australia

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40 h. ago England cricket stars sink beers under Aussie sun after Ashes humiliation

Ben Stokes and his England team-mates were snapped enjoying beers and sunbathing before they attempt to salvage the Ashes in the third Test

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46 h. ago Ben Stokes and England sledged on the beach during Ashes break: ‘Bazballers anonymous, free counselling’

The England captain posed for a photo with two local radio hosts dressed in full cricket whites

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46 h. ago Ben Stokes and England brutally trolled by pranksters at the beach

A pair of local Aussie radio presenters have trolled Ben Stokes and England during the Bazballers' sunny Noosa getaway, following their dismal start to the 2025 Ashes series.

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55 h. ago ‘Having a Bazball at Noosa’: Australian media goes to town over England’s mid

The host nation’s newspapers could barely contain their delight after Ben Stokes and his team were spotted relaxing before the crucial third TestA mid-tour jaunt by the England cricket team to a Queensland beach town was covered gleefully by Australia’s tabloid newspapers, which splashed a shirtless Ben Stokes across their pages amid taunting headlines.“On back foot, England bails to the beach”, one read. “Life’s a beach, even for the sinking Poms,” added another. “Sun’s out, runs out”, offered a third, alongside a photo of Stokes’s tattooed biceps. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago England icons let rip at Ben Stokes and Bazball after latest Ashes humbling

England suffered another humiliating defeat to Australia on Sunday and are now 2-0 down in the Ashes, leaving Ben Stokes' side with a mountain to climb ahead of the third Test in Adelaide

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4 d. ago England just don’t get it and reaction to another Ashes thrashing leaves a bitter taste

Comment: England slumped to another heavy defeat to go 2-0 down in the Ashes and move to the brink of a series defeat, but the words of coach Brendon McCullum failed to strike the right tone

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes says England have been ‘letting the pressure get to us’ in Ashes

Captain says his dressing room ‘isn’t a place for weak men’Coach McCullum says England ‘overprepared’ Ben Stokes has admitted that the way England have folded in key moments during the first two Ashes Tests has led him to question the character of his players, and insisted: “A dressing room that I am captain of isn’t a place for weak men.”After Australia won the second Test in Brisbane by the same eight-wicket margin with which they secured the first, Stokes suggested the telling difference was that the home side had been superior in the “moments in the game where the heat is on and the pressure is really, really cooking” whereas his players “have all been guilty at moments [of] letting the pressure, the occasion, the circumstances, get to us”. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes questions England mentality: ‘My dressing room isn't for weak men’

Stokes questions England’s ability to handle pressure moments

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes: There is no room for weak men in Australia or my dressing room

Stokes’ side are 2-0 down with three to play after another deeply flawed performance in Brisbane.

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4 d. ago Brendon McCullum claims England ‘trained too much’ ahead of second Ashes defeat

England fell 2-0 behind after another heavy defeat to Australia at The Gabba

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4 d. ago Ben Stokes pinpoints England’s ‘obvious’ problem in damning assessment of second Test defeat

England slipped 2-0 down in the Ashes series after crumbling to another heavy defeat in Brisbane

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4 d. ago England staring down Ashes barrel after bruising defeat in Brisbane

Australia knocked off their chase of 65 in just 10 overs.

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5 d. ago Ben Stokes and England send clear Michael Vaughan response amid hope of Headingly 2.0

England were in a perilous position against Australia in the second Ashes Test in Brisbane, but Ben Stokes and Will Jacks started a fightback to give the tourists hope

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5 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: England stare down the barrel of humiliating defeat after disastrous day at The Gabba

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to bounce back after a mistake-riddled day two in Brisbane.

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5 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Ben Duckett falls for England, with tourists facing mountain to climb on nightmare day at The Gabba

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to bounce back after a mistake-riddled day two in Brisbane.

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6 d. ago Australia frustrate England on day three amid Ben Stokes Ashes concern and Jofra Archer worry

England have it all to do to save their Ashes series after the first session on day three at the Gabba with Australia's tail end still at the crease

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7 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Australia hunt down England's first innings total of 334 at a rapid rate as Marnus Labuschagne and Jake Weatherald punish lacklustre tourists in Brisbane

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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7 d. ago The Ashes LIVE: Jofra Archer gets major breakthrough for England, as Australia get some awful news about one of their best players

Get all the latest scores and updates as Ben Stokes's England team try to avenge their loss in Perth and avoid a disastrous start to the series.

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